Abstract
A. The increases moisture contents of grain at R.H $75\%,\; and\; 28^{\circ}C$ 1) The moisture contents of polished rice were $0.4\%,\; 1 \%,\; 3.3\%$ higher than control after 4weeks in which had been infested with 100, 200, 500 individuals of weevil at the beginning. respectively. 2) The greatest moisture contents of polished rice was $16.26\%$ for 500 individual infested grain and the lowest one was $14.86\%$ for the 100 individual weevil infested grain after 4 weeks. 3) The increases in moisture contents of grain were proportionally greater with the size of the weevil population. B. Changes in moisture contents of polished rice at the three levels of cylinder which contain 3kgs of grain and 1000 weevils were infested at the beginning of the experiment. 1) The moisture contents of the grain at all the levels of the cylinder which was not infested with weevil, were consistantly decreased in 12 weeks. 2) The moisture contents of the grain at all the levels of the cylenders which had been infested with 1000 weevils at the beginning of the experiment, were increased except top lovel, that were $15.6\%$ for middle, $41.55\%$ for the bottom levels after 12 weeks. 3) The moisture contents of the grain were greater toward bottom in both weevil infested grain and in control. 4) The moisture content increase might be caused by the respiration of the weevils and deterioration of the grain by microorganisms. 5) There were no tendency to confine the weevils at any definite levels, but as the deterioration of the grain goes on, the weevil moved to top levels of cylinders. 5) The decreases in moisture contents of the grain at the top levels of the cylinders might be caused by diffusion of water to the environment. 7) The differences in temperature at three levels of the cylinder from enviroment were little or negative in control but were greater and positive. and the bottom were higher than top in experimental cylinders. 8) The increases of temperature might be caused by the respiration of the weevil and microorganisms.
쌀바구미가 현미의 함수량에 미치는 영향을 조사하여 다음과 같은 결과를 얻었다. A. R.H. $75\%\; 28^{\circ}C$에 있어서의 함수량의 증가 1) 100, 200, 500개체의 쌀바구미에 의하여 산란된 집단에 의하여 4주간에 사수량은 무곤충구에 비하여 $0.4\%,\;1\%,\;3.3%\$의 증가가 있었다. 2) 최대함수량은 500개체구에서 4주후에 $16.26\%$, 최소 100개체구에서 $14.86\%$였다. 3) 현미함수량의 증가는 현미내의 쌀바구미의 집단이 클수록 많다. B. $28^{\circ}C$에 있어서의 함수량의 층위적 변동 1) 무곤충구에 있어서는 함수량은 계속하여 감소하며 12주후에 있어서는 $10.66\%,\; 10.65\%,\; 12,21\%$가 되였다. 2) 실험구에 있어서는 상층을 제외하면 함수량은 12주후에는 최초의 함수량보다 증가하였으며 중층이 $15.64\%$, 하층이 $41.55\%$였다. 3) 대조구, 실험구 모두 상층에 갈수록 공중에의 수분탈취가 심하여 함수량은 하층보다 적었다. 4) 현미함수량의 증가는 곤충의 활동 급 미생물의 활동에 의한 것이라고 생각된다. 5) 쌀바구미의 집단은 어펄 특정한 층에 집합하는 일은 없으나 하층의 현미의 변질에 따라 상층으로 이동한다. 6) 현미내 온도는 대조구에 있어서는 환경온도와의 차가 적으며 낮은 것이 보통이나 실험구에 있어서는 높은 것이 보통이며 하층은 상층보다 높았다. 7) (6)에서와 갈은 온도의 차의 원인은 곤충의 호흡열 급 미생물의 분해열이 그 원인이라고 생각된다.